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title: doest — Early Modern English dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «doest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: Do something, with "thou" as the subject. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# doest

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**Who acts:** you, father, thou, thing, my, she · **What happens:** do, say, not be, see, task, give · **To what, where:** something, thing, that, second task, second command, him · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«doest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [doest in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/doest.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Do something, with "thou" as the subject.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:doest:m1:1
# text = Do something, with "thou" as the subject.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  | as the subject | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.

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From Torah EXO.18.17, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:doest:x1:1
# text = And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
2	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
13	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obj	_	_
17	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nsubj	_	_
18	doest	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Moses's father in law |  |  |  |  | unto Moses | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | present | thou | the thing |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | the thing |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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But now, see that thou doest my second task." Then she gave him her second command.

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From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.

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*Sentence 1:* But now, see that thou doest my second task."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:doest:x2:1
# text = But now, see that thou doest my second task."
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obj	_	_
6	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	nsubj	_	_
7	doest	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | imperative | you *not said here* | that |  |  | now |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus |
| 2 | **do** | present | thou | my second task |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent task=Eventuality |
| 3 | **task** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom task «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* Then she gave him her second command.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:doest:x2:2
# text = Then she gave him her second command.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | she | her second command | him *= he* |  | then |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient command=Theme |
| 2 | **command** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom command «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: 'God is with thee in all that thou doest.

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From Torah GEN.21.22, JPS 1917.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:emode:doest:x3:1
# text = And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke unto Abraham, saying: 'God is with thee in all that thou doest.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
11	Abimelech	Abimelech	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	Phicol	Phicol	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
20	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
25	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
28	with	with	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	23	ccomp	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	32	det:predet	_	_
32	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	29	obl	_	_
33	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	34	nsubj	_	_
34	doest	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | Abimelech and Phicol |  |  |  |  | unto Abraham | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | present | God |  |  | that |  | with thee | tree rules |
| 6 | **do** | present | thou |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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